Bulletin Board - Recent Topics
Visit our Bulletin Board to explore these and other topics discussed by CHV members.
Topic | Date |
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Essential Documents for Late-in Life and End-of-Life Planning | Feb 28, '23 @ 1:02pm |
Housekeeper salaries | Jan 12, '23 @ 8:01pm |
Beyond Plastics | Nov 1, '22 @ 11:11am |
NYS Senator Liz Krueger's Senior Resource Guide 2021-2022 | Oct 30, '22 @ 8:10pm |
Exercise Classes Through HAFOP's Healthy Aging Program | Oct 2, '22 @ 7:10pm |
Photo & Poem Gallery
The latest in our collection of poems paired with photographs from around our community.
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Dharma
The way the dog trots out the front door
every morning
without a hat or an umbrella,
without any money
or the keys to her doghouse
never fails to fill the saucer of my heart
with milky admiration.
Who provides a finer example
of a life without encumbrance—
Thoreau in his curtainless hut
with a single plate, a single spoon?
Gandhi with his staff and his holy diapers?
Off she goes into the material world
with nothing but her brown coat
and her modest blue collar,
following only her wet nose,
the twin portals of her steady breathing,
followed only by the plume of her tail.
If only she did not shove the cat aside
every morning
and eat all his food
what a model of self-containment she
would be,
what a paragon of earthly detachment.
If only she were not so eager
for a rub behind the ears,
so acrobatic in her welcomes,
if only I were not her god.
Community Resources
As part of its mission, CHV does its best to provide useful information for its members, including local resources that can help them live fuller, healthier and more active lives. In a big city like New York it can sometimes be a challenge to find such resources. We hope that members and friends will take the opportunity to review the offerings identified in this Community Resources area where volunteers have assembled a list under the headings of General Support, Volunteer Opportunities, Health, Education & Enrichment and Government.
We also welcome suggestions for additions to the current list.